Improvement in plows



.1. BALL. Pm'w, No. 81,730.

I Patented'Sept. *1, 1868.

provided on the inner side with a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BALL, or CANTON, OHIO.

' IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 81,730, dated September 1,1868.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN BALL, ofOanton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following; is a fullyclear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my. invention consists in the construction and arrangement. of a double point to a plow, extending-the whole length of he landside, and which, by its peculiar construction, admits of it being fastened by abolt nearer to the point on the landside than on any plows now in use; and, also, i'n attach-- ing the handles to the beam or standard by means of a ratchet and bolt, so,that either or both may be adjusted to suit the height of the operator. Q

in order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use iuyinventiomlwill now'proeeed to describe its construction and opera tiou, referring; to the annexed drawingsm'hich form a part ol' this specification, and in which- Figure l is aside vicw,Fig. 2, a plan view, and Fig. 3a side view, of the reversible double point Fig. "L is a bottoruview of the landside.

A represents the wing of a plow, secured in'the most suitable manner to cars on the inner side of the laudside B. This landside is fashionpiece, 0, which is constructed with an car, a, to which the wing A. is also secured. This fashion-piece extends below the lower edge of the landsid'e, and to it the point I is fastened, said point forming a part of the landside, being so constructed as to extend the whole length of the same, end, so that it can be turned, if desired.

and has a point in each The Y shape of 7 this double point is square at the front end, and beveled from the outside downward to the side of the wing, seas to corre.

spend with the shape of the sanie. Bythe arrangement of the-fashionpiece C and the point I, so constructed, a bolt can be placed nearer to the point on the landside than on any plows now in use, which enables the manufacturers to make a more secure fastening with a lighter point than if the bolt were farther back, and it can also be made much cheaper than anynow in use.

' D represents the l.)eam,on-w-hiehthe handles E E are secured. The beam is corrugated on both sides, to fit into similar corrugations on the inner side of the handles, as shown in Fig. 2. A bolt or screw then passes through the handles and the beam, and by this arrangement one or-both of the-handles may be adjusted to suit the height of the operator.

It is often the case that a farmer has not the means to'hire a man to plow, and by this arrangement a boy can attend to it.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claiin as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

, 1. The double point I, when constructed as described, and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein sett'orth.

2. The corrugated beain D, incombination with the corrugated handles E Iihwhen arranged so as to be adjustable, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of June, 1868, e

, JOHN- BALL.

\Vitnesses: W. \V. CLARK,

HENRY Frsnnn. 

